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Games like Neophyte Protocol

If Neophyte Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are One More Depth, CRETE and Assembly Run — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Neophyte Protocol: Fight through massive alien hordes, craft devastating builds, and discover powerful loot combinations in this fast-paced sci-fi action roguelite. Every decision shapes your run as you push your build to impossible levels of power, alone or with up to four players.

2026ActionStrategyIndieEarly AccessWindowsby Ironwerks Studios
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  1. One More Depth

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    A fast-paced, 4-player co-op action RPG. As an orphan, dive into twisted realms to retrieve the legendary "Precious." Don't let the cute art fool you—lethal threats await in the abyss. Dual-Class Builds: Mix and match classes with diverse loot to craft thousands of unique combat styles.

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. CRETE

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Neophyte Protocol.

    Fight against the Ancestors and other biopunk creatures. Use their DNA to build your own procedural weapons, find a friend and combine your skills to be even more powerful. The further you go, the better rewards you will get for the next run. It is up to you to reveal what is up there in the north.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly AccessSteam ↗
  3. Assembly Run

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    Blast through a miniature toy world alone or with up to three friends in a high-speed roguelike shooter. Snap bizarre attachments onto your weapon, master fluid movement, and stack loot until your build becomes unstoppable.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Guns & Dragons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Neophyte Protocol.

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    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Scrapdivers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Neophyte Protocol.

    Dive from your flying fortress into a fracturing vertical world in this high-velocity, co-op extraction roguelite. Master breakneck momentum to swing through drifting sky islands, rip raw scrap from the earth, and hunt massive predators. Gear up and dive.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Little Drone TuTuTu

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    Little Drone TuTuTu is a top-down twin-stick roguelite shooter. Pilot a heavily armed drone through a hostile research facility, blast waves of security bots and bosses, and stack weapons and augments until the whole screen lights up. Short runs, wild builds, no two ever play the same.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. Scum's Errand

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    Raid cursed dungeons, claim powerful loot, and escape before it's too late. Scum's Errand is a top-down roguelite horde shooter with extraction mechanics where every run makes you stronger, but greed can cost you everything.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure3.29 USDSteam ↗
  8. Furball Blitz!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Neophyte Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    Engage in fierce battles alongside animals roaming the universe. Face dungeons filled with bullets, cute yet powerful animals, and over 50 weapons! Team up with friends to conquer this Rogue-lite shooter.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Neophyte Protocol.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Neophyte Protocol.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Neophyte Protocol.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Neophyte Protocol.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Neophyte Protocol

Does Neophyte Protocol have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Neophyte Protocol supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Neophyte Protocol?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Neophyte Protocol are One More Depth, CRETE, Assembly Run.
Who developed Neophyte Protocol?
Neophyte Protocol was developed by Ironwerks Studios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Neophyte Protocol.

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